JP4358316B2 - Biological information processing device - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention together with the processing biological information, a display unit for displaying various information, those concerning the biological information processing equipment formed by disposing a touch panel in proximity to the display screen of the table radical 113.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In recent years, devices that collect and input biological information, analyze and process the input biological information to assist doctors' diagnosis, and collect patient information and monitor patient status have been digitized to realize various functions. It has become possible. To realize these various functions, the operation of the device has become complicated, and it cannot be handled by operation input from a conventional keyboard.
[0003]
For this reason, the apparatus is provided with a display unit, and a touch panel is provided in front of the display screen of the display unit. The display unit displays biological information collection results and processing results, and displays various instruction guidance as desired. A touch panel input method for making a desired operation input by touching the touch panel at the guidance display position (by touching the guidance display position on the display screen) has been widely used.
In a general information processing apparatus or the like, an integrated processing target is continuously processed at a fixed location, and there is no frequent change in installation location or change in input information. For this reason, once the display guidance is determined, there is no need to change the content of the display guidance.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the biological information processing apparatus, the patient or subject to be processed is usually different frequently, and the installation location of the biological information processing apparatus is also different according to the patient or subject to be processed. Is common.
[0005]
In this case, for example, the biological information processing apparatus is often used for collecting biological information from a plurality of patients or the like and simultaneously monitoring the states of the plurality of patients or the like. In such a case, anyone immediately knows which display area is collected information from which patient, or which input corresponds to which patient when you want to know the status of a patient in detail. It is difficult to judge accurately.
[0006]
In such a case, it is possible to change the guidance display on the display screen one by one, but it is not possible for anyone to change the guidance display. There is a risk of becoming.
[0007]
For this purpose, for example, it may be possible to display the patient name on the key top and input this key, but providing a special key for this makes the structure complicated and the operation cumbersome. End up.
[0008]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and solves the above-described problems, and with various operations on the display screen according to the display guidance of the display screen with a simple configuration, also allows key inputs with the same operational feeling. The purpose is to make it possible. For example, the following configuration is provided as one means for achieving the object.
[0009]
That is, a biological information processing apparatus including a display unit that processes biological information and displays various types of information, and includes a touch panel disposed in proximity to the front surface of the display unit, and a frame shape provided on the front surface of the touch panel The switch plate part is provided with a square-shaped opening that exposes the touch panel and a switch that is integrally formed on one side of the outer peripheral frame of the front panel and that can be pushed down. And a display surface abutting part that separates the switch plate part and the opening part in the vicinity of the front end part of the switch, and the touch panel has a region corresponding to the opening part of the front panel. Special pressing and senses the pressing of the region corresponding to the tip portion of the switch, the configured not to sense the depression of the region corresponding to the display surface contact portion and the peripheral frame of the facing panels To.
[0011]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, an example of an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In the following description, an example in which the touch panel of this embodiment is applied to a biological information processing apparatus will be described.
[0012]
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a basic configuration of a touch panel according to an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 50 denotes a touch panel according to the present embodiment. The touch panel includes a first sensing area 51 and a second sensing area 52 as sensing areas capable of sensing an input. . The first sensing area 51 and the second sensing area 51 are separated by a non-sensing area 53 having a predetermined width. Further, the non-sensing area 54 is also provided in the peripheral part.
[0013]
The first sensing area 51 corresponds to a display area for processing results and input instruction guidance described later. The second sensing area 52 is placed a position substantially matching the key input switch provided on the left side surface of the front surface panel of the display unit to be described later.
[0014]
Further, insensitive area 53 and 54 is substantially coincident with the contact position of the touch panel of the front surface panel.
[0015]
The relationship between the touch panel 50 and the front panel and the positional relationship between the key switch placement position and the touch panel 50 will be described below with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a positional arrangement state of the touch panel on the display unit display screen and a positional relationship of the front panel positioned on the front surface of the touch panel in the present embodiment.
[0016]
FIG. 2 is a diagram of the display screen of the display unit 40 as viewed from the front. The touch panel 50 shown in FIG. 1 is disposed in the vicinity of the surface of the display screen. This shows a state in which the front panel 45 is disposed.
[0017]
The front panel 45 has a display screen area as an opening as a display area for various types of information on the display unit 40, and four switches 63 in the example of FIG. 2 are provided beside the opening (on the left side in the example of FIG. 2). A switch plate 61 is integrally formed on the upper left portion of the switch 63. The switch plate 61 is provided with an LED unit 62 for informing which patient is selected by the switch 63. The second sensing area 52 is just the contact position of the switch 63.
[0018]
When the front panel is arranged using a conventional touch panel without the non-sensing area 53, when an attempt is made to input a switch of the switch plate 61, stress is inevitably applied to the front panel 45 in the display surface direction. In such a case, in such a case, it was impossible to specify at which coordinate position the input was made, and a problem such as misrecognition occurred. However, in the touch panel of the present embodiment, FIG. Obviously, the display surface abutting portion of the display portion between the opening of the front panel 45 and the switch plate 61 is a non-sensing area 53, so that even if the switch of the switch plate 61 is input, the input switch is accurately identified It is possible to perform switch input of different functions regardless of the display guidance by the same operation as touch panel input performed with a simple configuration and display guidance. That.
[0019]
As a result, for example, even if the patient information collected and displayed by the biological information processing apparatus of the present embodiment is changed, for example, the nameplate of the changed patient is simply attached to the upper part of the switch. It is possible to grasp the monitoring status for each patient.
[0020]
Further, 65 is a front switch unit inputting instructions or the like for the biological information processing apparatus of the start / stop and display the start / stop of collecting biometric information by the equipment.
[0021]
FIG. 3 shows a schematic configuration of a biological information processing apparatus including the above touch panel and display unit.
[0022]
In FIG. 3, 1 is a CPU that controls the entire biological information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment in accordance with the control procedure stored in the ROM 2, 2 is a ROM that stores the above-described control procedure, etc. 3 is the progress of various processes, etc. RAM 10 temporarily stores, 10 is a biometric information input unit for inputting biometric information from biosensors 11 to 12 such as bioelectrodes for collecting electrocardiogram signals, and 11 and 12 are biosensors.
[0023]
20 is a biological information processing unit that analyzes biological information input from the biological information input unit 10, and 30 is an online control unit that communicates various types of information between the apparatus of this embodiment and the other devices 100 to 200. As the communication means between the other apparatuses 100 to 200, any communication system such as wired communication, wireless communication, and optical communication can be adopted.
[0024]
For example, this other device is a biological signal collecting device that collects biological information, and various biological signals collected by each biological signal collecting device in this device are captured via the online control unit 30 and processed by the biological information processing unit. It is also possible. On the contrary, there are many cases where such usage is adopted. In this case, only a small biological signal collection unit and a transmission unit to the apparatus are provided on the patient side, and only other small devices are placed.
[0025]
Reference numeral 40 denotes a display unit for displaying processing results in the biological information processing unit, various instruction input guidances, and the like, and is configured by a liquid crystal display LCD in the present embodiment. 50 is a touch panel shown in FIG. 1, and 60 is an operation input unit for setting various operating conditions, and includes a switch circuit 63 and a front switch unit 65 provided integrally with the above-described front panel.
[0026]
Further, reference numeral 70 denotes a printer capable of printing out processing results and the like. This printer may be always provided, or may be configured to be connectable as necessary. Further, it may be output through the online control unit 30.
[0027]
The biological information processing apparatus of the present embodiment having the above configuration is used as follows, for example. That is, an electrocardiogram signal collecting device that collects an electrocardiogram signal is arranged on the bedside of the patient, the collected electrocardiogram signal from the electrocardiogram signal collecting device is received by, for example, wireless communication by the online control unit 30, and the collected result is displayed on the display unit 40. Assume that the data is displayed on the display screen.
[0028]
In this case, in this example, the basic configuration is to simultaneously process and display biological information from a maximum of four patients, and a sensing area 52 is provided via a non-sensing area 53 at the left end of the display screen, for example. The position of the patient name input switch 63 is positioned so as to be located here. For example, by displaying the patient data on the right side of the patient switch, the patient name and the collected data of the patient can be clearly associated with each other.
[0029]
In a general information processing apparatus, various instruction inputs and display of processing results accompanying the instruction inputs are executed in time series, and there is also a need to frequently associate display results with instruction inputs. poor. As a result, when an instruction is input, there is no problem in displaying the input instruction guidance on the display screen, and the sensing area is set as wide as possible in order to efficiently use the touch panel.
[0030]
However, as described above, in the biological information processing apparatus, for example, information collected from a patient is analyzed, an analysis result is displayed in real time, and a patient's state is constantly monitored. In such a case, if you want to see only the pressure specific patient information in more detail, if you pause the current display state and move to the complete input guidance screen, you cannot grasp the patient state during that time. It will be.
[0031]
From the above, it is necessary to input effective instructions while continuing to display and monitor the patient state. In such a case, by using the switch 63 of this example, it is possible to promptly input an instruction without largely changing the current display state. Moreover, in this case, the display area of the processing result of the biological information is not narrowed.
[0032]
As described above, according to the embodiment of the present invention, the second sensing area 52 is provided via the fixed non-sensing area 53 in addition to the first sensing area 51 functioning as a normal touch panel. Therefore, for example, even when a processing result or the like is displayed on the display screen, the second sensing area can be allocated exclusively for instruction input without interfering with the display control, and a desired instruction close to the display screen can be assigned. Input is possible. Therefore, the display result and it is possible to closely related association instruction input, it is possible to reduce an operation mistake can be provided a highly less reliable malfunction apparatus even in a case of an emergency.
[0033]
Even if the peripheral frame of the switch may come into pressure contact with the touch panel surface, this portion is used as a non-sensing area, so that an erroneous input to the touch panel does not occur and a highly reliable device can be obtained.
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, since the second sensing area 52 is provided via the non-sensing area 53 in addition to the first sensing area functioning as a normal touch panel, for example, from the display screen. Even when a processing result or the like is displayed, the second sensing area can be assigned, for example, exclusively for instruction input without interfering with the display control, and a desired instruction input close to the display screen can be performed. Therefore, the display result and it is possible to closely related association instruction input, it is possible to reduce an operation mistake can be provided a highly less reliable malfunction apparatus even in a case of an emergency.
[0034]
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a basic configuration of a touch panel according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a positional arrangement state of a touch panel on a display unit display screen and a positional relationship of a front panel positioned on the front surface of the touch panel in the present embodiment example.
FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining an example when an example of an embodiment of the present invention is applied to a biological information processing apparatus.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 CPU
2 ROM
3 RAM
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Biometric information input part 11, 12 Biosensor 20 Biometric information processing part 30 Online control part 40 Display part 45 Front panel 50 Touch panel 51 1st sensing area 52 2nd sensing area 53, 54 Non-sensing area 61 Switch plate 62 LED Unit 63 Switch 65 Front switch unit 70 Printer 100, 200 Other device

Claims (1)

A biological information processing apparatus including a display unit that processes biological information and displays various types of information,
A touch panel disposed close to the front surface of the display unit;
A frame-shaped surface panel provided on the front surface of the touch panel;
The front panel is
A rectangular opening that exposes the touch panel;
A switch plate portion formed integrally with one side of the outer peripheral frame of the front panel, and provided with a switch whose tip can be pushed down;
A display surface abutting portion that forms one side of the opening and separates the switch plate portion and the opening in the vicinity of the tip of the switch,
The touch panel senses pressing of a region corresponding to the opening of the front panel and pressing of a region corresponding to the tip of the switch, and the touch panel detects the pressing of the region corresponding to the front end of the switch. A biological information processing apparatus configured not to detect pressing of a corresponding area .

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